A judge ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot terminate employees without cause, in response to a lawsuit by the National Treasury Employees Union and other groups. The ruling prevents mass firings at the agency and also prohibits the deletion of agency data. The White House did not immediately respond to the ruling. CFPB acting director Russell Vought had previously sought to cut off additional funding for the agency. This ruling is the latest setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal government, including directives to CFPB employees to stop all activity and not work. Trump has expressed a goal to eliminate the CFPB entirely, citing issues of waste, fraud, and abuse, though no evidence has been provided to support these claims. The administration has faced legal challenges in recent days, including rulings allowing the disbursement of foreign aid and halting plans to cut federal research funding. However, a judge also ended a temporary pause on the White House’s program incentivizing federal employees to resign. Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News, with contributions from Gabe Gutierrez and Sarah Dean.
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